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United States

Ecuador

• Determined strategic projects to be implemented within the year with an annual service budget of $40M. Collaborated with a cross functional team that included PMs, controllers and strategists to expand operations into new markets. • Gathered and analyzed data from ERP system to prepare the Operative Annual Plan and Budget Plan. Visualized findings using Excel dashboards.

Ecuador

• Managed 20 concurrent projects per year with a budget of $33M per year, supported by project managers and technical leaders. Applied project management best practices and completed projects on-time and on-budget.• Represented Ecuador at regional negotiations in Spain with Telefonica. Generated $2M annual support contracts for SDH, DWDM, and Wireless Platforms.• Selected as Project Management Office delegate who controlled project money collection on a biweekly basis. Established customized plans to restore a healthy cash flow in those projects that suffered payment delays. Together with the PMO, developed an award-winning mechanism based on budget savings. Overall, 5% of the savings were distributed to diligent contributors. • Managed the planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing of Telecommunication projects. Proactively addressed needs, concerns, and expectations of the stakeholders as the projects were carried out. Wisely balanced competing project constraints such as scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risks. • Started up the Assurance & Managed Service department inside Huawei Ecuador. This department operated the first two emblematic service projects in the country, which were later used as success stories by the company.

Ecuador

• Provided pre-sales technical consulting and supervised the designing of communication solutions using Siemens products. Acted as a pre-sales leader for strategic projects. Ecuadorian representative who handled discount requests for strategic projects with Siemens Headquarters in Germany.

Master Of Science (Ms), Business Analytics

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Information Management

Master'S Degree, Technology Management

During my stay in the University of Groningen I also have the opportunity to work as: Position: Student Assistant Operations Research I.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronic Engineer Specialized In Telecommunications